Device for use in playing duplicate whist



Feb. 23 1926.

G. W. MARSHALL DEVICE FOR USE IN PLAYING DUPLICATE WHIST Filed April 4,1922- 2 Sheets-Sheet' l ii/M firm): E75.

Feb; 23 ,1926. I

' G. W. MARSHALL DEVICE FOR USE IN PLAYI ENG DUPLICATE WHIST File 3dApril 4,1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 23, 1926.

GRACE WEED MARSHALL, OF BINGHAIVITON, NEW YORK.

DEVICE FOR USE IN PLAYING DUPLICATEWHIST.

Application filed April 4,

To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, GRACE lVEED MARsHALL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, of Bmghamton, in the county of Brooms, in the State of NeivYork,have invented new and useful Improvements in Devices for Use in PlayingDuplicate lVhist, of whichthe following, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a new and useful device for use in playingduplicate whist or other card games.

One of the objects of the invention is to dispense with the traysordinarily employed and to provide in place thereof, simple, compact andinexpensive holders for receiving andpre serving the diflerent hands asthey are played, and retaining the order of the same.

. .A. further object of the invention consists in providing anindividual holder for each player, which holder shall contain all thehands held by that particular player during the entire game, therebyeliminating the inconvenience of changing the usual trays during thegame.

A further object of the invention consists in providing a holder for thehands of the player that shall lie substantially flat upon the tablebefore the player without causing inconvenience during the play of thehand, and is especially adapted to auction bridge for the reason that itis flat enough to allow the exposed hand of one player to lie flat uponit if necessary.

A further object consists in the provision of a flexible device of thecharacter described comprising a series of overlying or over-lappingpockets lior the reception of the individual hands of each player.

A further object consists in the provision of such holder with a seriesof indicators or indicating indicia, which show the position of thedealer of any hand during the entire game.

A further object consists in providing a device for duplicate whistwhich may, at the beginning of the game, contain the .required number ofcomplete packs for the entire game, each pack placed in correct positionwith. relation to the dealer, as shown by the indicator.

Other objects and advantages relate to the details of form andconstruction of the de- 1922. semu No. 549,423.

vice, all as will more fully appear from the following description,taken in connection with the i which Figure lis a top plan view of awhist table having devices of my invention placed thereon inproperrelation.

l ligure 2 is a top plan view of one of such devices.

Figure 3 same device.

Figure 4%. is an enlarged section of a portion of one of the devicesshowing the method of forming the over-lapping pocket.

Figure 5 is a view oi a ditlerent-form of the invention.

.lfiigurc (S is atop plan view of a modified form. 1 i i Figure alongitudinal sectional view of the device of Figure Figure 8 is a topplan of another modified iorni.

Figure 9. is a longitudinal sectional view of the device ot'Figure 7.

The holder, or device of this invention, may be made of cloth, leatheror other suitable. i'i'iatei'ial, but is preferably of some flexiblematerial, permitting its adaptation to diilcrent forms, altho that isnot essential to the broader aspect of the invention. The device, asshown in Figures 1 to 4:, comprises a plurality of pockets orreceptacles preferably in multiples of four, arranged in partiallyover-lying or overlapping relation.

is a bottom plan view of the 'Each pocket or receptacle, consists of topand bottom pieces which lie substantially flat when there are no cardswithin the pockets, and each pocket is preferably of a sufficient sizeto admit a hand of cards. bottom -'zintl;t\vo sides of each pocket areclosed, and the top 'or fourth side open to admit the cards. In theparticular illustration here shown, the pockets are slightly lessinidepththan the width of the cards and a little wider than the'lengthof the cards. In the particularv showing of the drawings hereth'e'pockets overlap substantially onehalf their width. This permits theproduction of a compact device without materially thickening the same.Further, this overlapping position "of the pockets helps to retain thecards therein and ti htens the pocket about the preceding ban by fillingup whatever slack is allowed in the construction of the pocket.

accompanying drawings, in

The r As there never need be more than three hands which overlap at anyone point, the combined thickness of the cards and the holder whenfilled is less than the thickness of a complete pack. These pocketsmay'be formed and constructed in any suitable manner and may be made ingroups of one or more pockets, and then assembled in the manner shown,and secured together by stitching or otherwise or they may bearranged ina circle, as indicated in Figure 5 and there secured together in anysuitable manner.

However, it is preferable to construct the pockets and arrange the samein the manner illustrated in Figures 1 to 4.

As shown, the pockets are all formed of a single strip of material ofsuitable width, which is bent to form overlapping and overlyingportions, as best indicated in the section of Figure at. The oppositeside edges of this single strip from which the front and back portionsof the pockets are formed are secured together, and preferably at thesame time are secured to a backing or base member which is adapted tolie flat upon the table. As illustrated in Figures 1 to t the deviceconsists of 12 pockets which bear for the purpose described indicatingnumbers from 1 to 12 inclusive. These pockets, as

stated, are formed from a single strip l of suitable material, such ascloth, that is of a flexible nature, permitting its accommodating itselfto various surfaces in various forms, altho it is not essential thatflexible material be used. This strip of material doubled and redoubledto form the pockets as indicated in Figure 4, has its opposite edgessecured to each other where they liein contiguous relation and to thebacking member 2 by stitching, so as to form a firm, substantial device.This backing or base member 2- may, as shown, he formed with a slit 3-which permits the insertion of a score card or other device in thepocket 4 formed by means of a patch member 6 secured to the innersurface of the base member 2- in any suitable manner, as by stitchinPreferably, the device includes in combination with theepocket-s forholders, a series of indicia, or indicators which may be made of insetsor may consist of letters attached to or stamped on the holder todetermine the position of the dealer of each hand, as for instance, theletter D, which in the illustration here used is employed to indicatethe position of the dealer of a particular hand.

The holders are placed on the table, as in dicatcd in F ignre 1 and theposition of each dealer is indicated opposite the number ofthatparticular hand by means of a series of indicators arranged on theholders in rotation. As there indicated, each device indicates theparticular player which is to use that device, as-for instance, thedevices are identified by letters A, B, X and Y, and as shown A dealsthe first, fifth and ninth hands, whereas B deals the third, seventh andeleventh hands, X the second, sixth and tenthv hands, and Y the fourth,eighth and twelfth hands. As before stated, each pocket is numbered insequence to identify the particular hand that is to be placed in thatpocket, and where twelve pockets are formed in each holder, thepock-etsmay be numbered in any suitable sequence, as for instance, 1 to 12inclusive. When the desired number of hands have been played, eachholder is moved to the left or the other wise, and the player thenhaving holder marked A holds the position of dealer for the hands, one,five, nine, and the other players have their particular dealin'gtnneindicated upon the respective holders in front of the player.

To avoid the delay caused by procuring a new pack of cards for eachdeal, the'entire number of packs may be prepared before the game andeach pack placed in a pocket marked by the sign indicating theparticular deal of the person having that device. as indicated in thedrawingby the letter D. p

The invention here'may be said to consist broadly in a device of thecharacter described, and comprises a series of overlapping pockets forthe reception of cards, but in addition thereto, as a preferred char;acter of device, the invention comprises a flexible substantially flatholder of thatcharacter which embodies a series of overlapping pockets,and in combination with such a device, the utilization of indicia forindieating the particular sequence of hands to be played or having beenplayed, in addi ti on to indicia as showing what hands should be dealtby each person having one of the devices. I

In Figure 5 a modified form ofdevice is illustrated'in which the pockets-1--- are arranged concentrically upon a circular base member 2-. InFigures 6 and 7 a form of device is shown in which the pockets areformed by securing separate pieces 7 of suitable materialascloth,leather, vetc., of desired size, to a base member 2-- by stitching alongthe bottom and edges of the pieces or wherever desired to form separateoverlapping receptacles for the cards.

In Figures 8 and 9 I have illustrated a different form in which separatepockets 'or receptacles 8 are secured to a base member 2. These pockets9- may be formed in any suitable manner and may be secured to the basein overlapping or overlying relation by any suitable means as stitchingto form separate receptacles for receivingcards.

Altho I have shown and described specific forms and constructions ofdevices as illustrative of embodiments of my invention, I do not desireto limit myself to the details of form, arrangement or construction ofthe device, as various changes may be made without departing from theinvention, as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim: 7

l. A. card apparatus comprising an individual card holder for eachplayer, each holder comprising a series of over-lapping pockets, andeach holder having indicia indicating the dealing time of the playerusing that holder.

A card apparatus comprising an individual card holder for each player,each holder comprising a series of over-lapping pockets, each holderhaving its respective pockets identified by the same indicia, and

each holder having indicia indicating the dealing time of the playerusing that holder.

3. A. card holder comprising a single strip of flexible folded materialhaving its contacting edge portions secured together to form a series ofcard-receiving pockets, and a flexible backing member of a Width substantially equal to the Width of said pocket forming strip, and havingits opposite longitudinal edges secured to said strip.

4. A card holder comprising a single strip of flexible folded materialhaving itscontacting edge portions secured together to form a series ofover-lapping card-receiving pockets, and a flexible backing member of aWidth substantially equal to the Width of said pocket-forming strip, andhaving its opposite longitudinal edges secured to said strip.

A card holder comprising a single strip of flexible folded materialhaving its contacting edge portions secured together to form a series ofover-lapping card-receiving pockets, and a base member of a Width substantially equal to the width of said pocketforming strip and having itsopposite longitudinal edges secured to said strip, and a pocket formedin connection with said base member.

6. A card holder comprising a flexible backing and a series ofoverlapping card receptacles each secured to the base by stitchingextending along the opposite edges of the receptacles.

T. A duplicate Whist card holder of sub- I tion, and stitching extendinglongitudinally of the cardholder at the opposite edges thereof, andconnecting each pocket to its overlapping pockets at over-lappingportions.

8. A duplicate Whist card holder of substantia lly flat form comprisingan elongated strip of flexible material having a plurality of transversefolds forming a series of overlapping pockets arranged in steppingrelation, stitching extending longitudinally of the card-holder at theopposite edgesthereof and connecting, each pocket to its over-lappingpockets at over-lapping portions, and a backing member of a lengthsubstantially equal to thelength of the holder and having its edges bentaround the 0pposite edges. of the pockets, and stitched longitudinallyto the opposite edges of the pockets at the front of the holder.

9. A duplicate whist card holder comprising a plurality of over-lappingpockets arranged in stepped relation, means for connecting each pocketto its overlapping pockets at over-lapping portions, and a backingmember of a length substantially equal to the length of the holder andhaving its edges bent around the opposite edges of the pockets, andstitched longitudinally to the opposite edges of the pockets at thefront of the holder.

10. A duplicate Whist card holder comprising a plurality of flexibleover-lapping pockets arranged in step relation, a flexible backingmember of a Width substantially equal to the Width of the pockets andstitching closing the pockets at opposite ends and connecting eachpocket to its overlapping pockets at overlapping portions and to thebacking member.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of March1922.

GRACE WEED MARSHALL.

